Surname Vitanović in modern Croatia

Vitanović families are mainly Serbs and they are mostly from Krizevci , whereas often Croats (from Opuzen ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Krizevci and Koprivnica. In Osijek Vojakovački in Krizevci every fourth inhabitant had the family name Vitanović.

Prevalence

About 170 people with faimily name Vitanović live in Croatia today, in 70 households. There were 260 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number decreased by 30 percent.
They are located in the most of Croatian counties, in 15 cities and 16 other places, mostly in Osijek Vojakovacki (30), Koprivnica (15), Krizevci (15), Rijeka Koprivnicka in Koprivnica area (10), and in Zagreb (10).

Outside Croatia

At least four families with this surname emigrated from Croatia to: the United States (2), Switzerland (1), and to Australia (1).
Family name Vitanović (including: Vitanovic , Vitanovich ) is present in 6 countries on three continents. The family name "Vitanovic " is used by small number of people in the United States. "Vitanovich " is used by small number of people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Pero Vitanović, Elda Vitanović, Marijana Vitanović, Nikola Vitanović, Sindi Vitanović, Jelena Vitanović, Branko Vitanović, Dean Vitanović, Goran Vitanović, Ivan Vitanović, Mirko Vitanović, Veljko Vitanović, Josip Vitanović, Dušan Vitanović, Miloš Vitanović, Toni Vitanović, Gordana Vitanović, Ana Vitanović, Jasmina Vitanović

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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